New salmon farmers scheme condemned as “greenwashing opportunity”
A new scheme to penalise salmon farmers when fish escape has been launched. But we found it is controlled by the industry prompting criticism.
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Scottish Government bid to exempt fish farming from US ban on seal killing
The Scottish Government has been secretly trying to wriggle out of a proposed US ban on imports of salmon from
New outbreak of killer tree disease in south west Scotland
A killer tree disease has spread to Scotland’s main timber crop, sikta spruce, raising fears for the environment and
We planned to avoid freedom of information law, says council
A senior Scottish planning official has admitted making arrangements to circumvent freedom of information law to receive vital environmental data
Scottish Government ‘repeating mistakes over Trump’ by helping new golf plan
The Scottish Government is under fire for repeating mistakes made with Donald Trump following revelations that it has been secretly
Fact check: ‘What has the SNP ever done for us?’
The SNP’s party political broadcast has caused some debate in Scottish politics, with the party making some significant claims
Revealed: North Sea oil assets snapped up by private firms
By Billy Briggs and Simon Roach Increasing sales of North Sea oil assets to private companies have raised concerns over
Revealed: the ten most polluted streets in Scotland
Toxic exhaust fumes are polluting ten city streets across Scotland in breach of legal safety limits that should have been
Scottish cull plans for beavers criticised by conservation groups
Concerns have been raised over plans by the Scottish Government to simultaneously introduce legal protection to beavers while sanctioning licences
Revealed: Scotland’s filthy puppy farms
An undercover investigation by a charity has found dogs kept in filthy conditions on licensed puppy farms in Scotland, prompting
‘Significant’ radioactive waste problem at Trident submarine base
Scotland’s environmental watchdog has criticised nuclear waste handling at the UK Trident bomb base on the Clyde after a
Polluting gas flares in Fife reach record high
Polluting flares from oil and gas multinationals in Scotland, ExxonMobil and Shell, have risen to a record high, according to
Row over failed plan to crack down on landowners over deer
The government’s wildlife agency, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), has come under fire after backing down on a plan to